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86The Real Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Marcel Petiot
The murdering doctor: Marcel Petiot, Frances war time serial killer. He dismembered his victims under the noses of the Nazis. He was eventually caught, sentenced to death, and beheaded.
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86World War 2: The German Blitzkrieg
Learn about the German Blitzkrieg strategy in World War 2; how it worked, why it was successful, and why it ultimately failed.
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86World War Two: The Escape Factory
MIS-X was a top secret agency established during World War 2. It's task was to provide escape aids to American prisoners of war captured in Europe, but why was the organisation almost erased from the annuls of history. It is surely one of the...
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77Japanese-American Internment Camps of the Second World War Mini-lesson
Please watch the following video and keep these questions in mind. 1) What event triggered the USA joining WW2 & the Internment Camps? 2) What minority group was affected by this even? 3) Why were the Internment Camps created? 4) What did...
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80Women's Land Army - A Brief History
During World War II in Britain the Women's Land Army helped keep the farms and industries running. These women have finally been recognized for their contributions.
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80Dunkirk - The Dunkirk Evacuation - Truth And Legend
May 1940, as German troops and tanks advanced towards the northern French port of Dunkirk WW2, at least 350,000 British and French troops found that they were trapped. Inexplicably Adolf Hitlers order for the German advance to halt, allowing time...
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75Why Should We Respect Professional Soldiers?
I’ve never understood the exaggerated public respect that is accorded to professional soldiers. Most recently in the UK we’ve witnessed the spectacle of the Prime Minister effectively being emotionally blackmailed into phoning the mother of a...
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75History of Veterans Day, Armistice Day, November 11
World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive, possibly the bloodiest battle in U.S. history. World War I, the "War to End All Wars" or "The Great War", included three major armistices (cessation of fighting prior to peace negotiations). The...
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75Foo Fighters: Mystery Files
WWll pilots from both sides believed that they were secret weapons sent by their enemies. These strange vehicles flew along with the aircraft - stuck to them like glue and were impossible to shake off - Yet they never harmed a single plane - They were the "Foo Fighters"
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85Darwin Australia Bombing Raids
Baz Luhrmann's Australia Movie features as its climax the Darwin bombing raids of 1942. Its a useful history lesson as most Australians have no idea that Darwin, and other northern town including Broome were raided by the Japanese from 1942 on. ...
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